Jim Pugh
Jim Pugh (born February 5, 1964) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He grew up in Palos Verdes, California and at age 10 began taking tennis lessons from John Hillebrand. He played tennis at UCLA. He became a doubles specialist on the ATP Tour and won three Grand Slam men's doubles titles (two Australian Open, one Wimbledon) and five Grand Slam mixed doubles titles (three Australian Open, one Wimbledon, one US Open). Pugh reached the world No. 1 doubles ranking in 1989.
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| Residence | Manhattan Beach, California, USA |
| Born | February 5, 1964 Burbank, California, USA |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Turned pro | 1985 |
| Retired | 1996 |
| Plays | Right-handed (2-handed both sides) |
| Prize money | US$ 1,780,466 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 85–95 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 37 (November 23, 1987) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1988) |
| French Open | 3R (1987) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1989) |
| US Open | 3R (1987) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 276–167 |
| Career titles | 22 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (June 19, 1989) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1988, 1989) |
| French Open | F (1991) |
| Wimbledon | W (1990) |
| US Open | F (1988) |
Career
Pugh was a member of the U.S. team that won the Davis Cup in 1990. Partnering with Rick Leach, he won the doubles rubbers in all four of the rounds which the U.S. played in that year and clinched the team's victory in the final with a win over Pat Cash and John Fitzgerald of Australia. Pugh has a 6–0 career record in Davis Cup play.
Pugh won 27 doubles titles (22 men's doubles and 5 mixed doubles). He also won one top-level singles title at Newport, Rhode Island in 1989, reaching a career-high singles ranking of world No. 37 in 1987. Pugh won his last career doubles title at Los Angeles in 1992. Pugh was inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Hall of Fame in 2008. [1]
Career finals
Doubles (22 titles, 15 runners-up)
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| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 1. | May 1987 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay |  |
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6–4, 6–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 1. | May 1987 | Munich, Germany | Clay | |
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7–6, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2. | Jul 1987 | Schenectady, New York, U.S. | Hard | |
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6–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 2. | Oct 1987 | Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. | Hard | |
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6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 3. | Nov 1987 | Hong Kong | Hard | .svg.png){kind=small} |
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6–7, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3. | Nov 1987 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | |
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3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4. | Jan 1988 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | |
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6–3, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4. | May 1988 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | |
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5. | May 1988 | Munich, Germany | Clay | |
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7–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 6. | Jul 1988 | Washington, D.C. | Hard | |
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6–3, 6–7, 6–2 |
| Win | 7. | Aug 1988 | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | Hard | |
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6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 8. | Aug 1988 | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. | Hard | |
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6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5. | Sep 1988 | US Open, New York City | Hard | |
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W/O |
| Loss | 6. | Oct 1988 | Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. | Hard | |
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4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 9. | Nov 1988 | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | Carpet | |
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6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 10. | Dec 1988 | Masters Doubles, London | Carpet | |
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6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 6–0 |
| Win | 11. | Jan 1989 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | |
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6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7. | Feb 1989 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Carpet | |
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3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 12. | Mar 1989 | Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. | Hard | |
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6–7, 6–3, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 13. | May 1989 | Singapore | Hard | |
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 14. | May 1989 | Forest Hills, New York, U.S. | Clay | |
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6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 8. | Jul 1989 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | |
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6–3, 6–7, 4–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 9. | Nov 1989 | Stockholm, Sweden | Carpet | |
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3–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
| Win | 15. | Nov 1989 | Itaparica, Brazil | Hard | |
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6–2, 7–6 |
| Win | 16. | Feb 1990 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Carpet | |
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3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 17. | Mar 1990 | Key Biscayne, Florida, U.S. | Hard | |
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6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 10. | May 1990 | Bologna, Italy | Clay |  |
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6–7, 6–4, 1–6 |
| Win | 18. | Jul 1990 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | |
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7–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 11. | Nov 1990 | Wembley, United Kingdom | Carpet | |
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6–7, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Win | 19. | Feb 1991 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Carpet | |
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 20. | May 1991 | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | Clay | |
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6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 12. | Jun 1991 | French Open, Paris | Clay | |
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0–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 21. | Aug 1991 | Los Angeles | Hard | |
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7–5, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 22. | Aug 1992 | Los Angeles | Hard | |
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7–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 13. | Jul 1993 | Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. | Grass |  |
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6–4, 1–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 14. | Jan 1994 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | |
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4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 15. | May 1994 | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | Clay | |
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6–4, 6–7, 4–6 |
Doubles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | Career SR | Career Win-Loss |
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| Australian Open | A | A | NH | A | W | W | SF | 3R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2 / 7 | 18–5 |
| French Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | QF | 1R | 3R | F | QF | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 9 | 14–9 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | F | W | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 9 | 15–8 |
| US Open | A | A | 1R | 3R | F | QF | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 9 | 11–8 |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 3 / 34 | N/A |
| Annual Win-Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 16–2 | 14–3 | 12–3 | 8–4 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | N/A | 58–30 |
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| Indian Wells | These Tournaments Were Not Masters Series Events Before 1990 |
SF | 2R | SF | 2R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | |||||
| Miami | W | 3R | QF | 2R | QF | 2R | A | 1 / 6 | 14–5 | ||||||
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||||||
| Rome | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | ||||||
| Hamburg | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | ||||||
| Canada | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | ||||||
| Cincinnati | SF | QF | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | ||||||
| Stuttgart (Stockholm) | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | ||||||
| Paris | 2R | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | ||||||
| Masters Series SR | N/A | 1 / 6 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 30 | N/A | |||||
| Annual Win-Loss | N/A | 9–5 | 3–3 | 8–6 | 4–6 | 6–8 | 1–1 | 0–0 | N/A | 31–29 | |||||
| Year End Ranking | 465 | 245 | 134 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 68 | 85 | 77 | 229 | 372 | N/A | |
A = did not attend tournament
NH = tournament not held
References
External links
- Jim Pugh at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Jim Pugh at the International Tennis Federation
- Jim Pugh at the Davis Cup
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